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I've thought a bit about this.
I have long been of the opinion that the history of our great country is not taught well or at all. I do not believe the average Jr HS or HS student has any idea what sacrifices were made by those who colonized our country or why they did; they have no idea what the founders and signers of the Declaration risked or why they thought it important enough; they have no concept of why the common man would become a "minute man" and fight against the well trained British; they have no idea why our involvement in WWII was vital and what the Axis represented; they have no idea what living under tyranny means in theory or even by examples in our surrent world. This is a failure of the education system. I am not trying to criticize the individual teachers, but rather those who are in charge of selection of curriculum (sp?).
When it is forgotten from whence our country was founded and why the rights guaranteed in our constitution (by being a restriction on government - the constitution specifically says it is not an enumeration of rights) are unique in the world, then our country is doomed.
It saddens me greatly.
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